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WASHINGTON, DC – The Nationals minor league report is a weekly window into the Nationals farm teams, with updated standings, league leaders, team and individual player stats, and the latest team and player news. Player bios can be found in the Scouting/Player Development section of the Nationals Media Guide (Pages 391-429).

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THE TAMING OF THE DREW: In 14 combined appearances with Single-A Potomac and Single-A Hagerstown, RHP Drew Storen has 33 strikeouts and 0 walks in 19.0 innings…Storen, Washington’s first-round pick (10th overall) in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, has fanned 22 and allowed just one hit over 11.0 scoreless innings in his last 8 games between Potomac and Hagerstown…prior to joining the P-Nats on July 19, the Stanford University product struck out 26 and did not walk a batter in 14.2 innings (11 games) with the Suns.

Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs

International League North Division

53-48, 2nd Place, 3.5 Games Back

CURIOUS JORGE: OF Jorge Padilla, a 2009 IL All-Star selection, leads full-season minor leaguers with a .363 batting average…Padilla has hit safely in 32 of his last 35 games, going 51-for-134 (.381) with 20 runs scored during the tear…his .423 on-base percentage ranks 2nd in the IL…he has reached base safely via hit, walk or HBP 132 times in 88 games (1.5 times per contest).

WHAT A RELIEF: RHP Jorge Sosa has offered scoreless relief in 12 of his last 13 appearances, posting a 0.93 ERA (2 ER/19.1 IP) along the way…as a reliever, he owns a 1.48 ERA (4 ER/24.1 IP) and a .182 (16-for-88) BAA in 12 games…overall, he is 1-2 with 2 saves and a 2.91 ERA in 18 games (4 starts)…he has 50 strikeouts against just 12 walks in 46.1 innings…Sosa signed with the Nationals as a minor-league free agent, December 18, 2008.

MY SHAIRON-A: RHP Shairon Martis scattered 5 hits in 7.0 scoreless frames, Monday vs. Louisville (Reds), to earn his 2nd straight win…in his last 2 starts, Martis has allowed 2 earned runs in 13.0 innings (1.38 ERA)…before being optioned to Syracuse on June 28, the 22-year-old went 5-3 with a 5.25 ERA in 15 starting assignments with the Nationals.

Double-A Harrisburg Senators

Eastern League Southern Division

46-55, 5th Place, 15.5 Games Back

MT. EVERTS: RHP Clint Everts is a combined 5-1 with a 1.41 ERA and a 3.5/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (50 K/14 BB) in 29 appearances (44.2 innings) with Harrisburg and Potomac…since joining the Senators on June 9, he is 2-1 with 2 saves and a 1.82 ERA (5 ER/24.2 IP) in 16 games…prior to his promotion, Everts went 3-0 with 2 saves and a 0.90 ERA (2 ER/20.0 IP) in 13 appearances with Potomac…the Cypress, TX native was Montreal’s top pick (5th overall) in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft.

AN ARN(ESEN) AND A LEG: RHP Erik Arnesen‘s 10 wins are tops among Washington farmhands, while his 91 strikeouts rank 2nd…he is 10-4 with a 2.76 ERA in a combined 21 games (20 starts) with Harrisburg and Potomac…Arnesen has gone 6-3 with a 2.96 ERA (28 ER/85.0 IP) in 15 games (14 starts) since his promotion to Harrisburg on May 11…in 6 starts with the P-Nats, the 25-year-old went 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA (8 ER/32.2 IP)…Arnesen is scheduled to toe the rubber today at Trenton (Yankees).

I’M SEEING STARS…ALL-STARS: The Harrisburg Senators and the City of Harrisburg announced that the 2010 Eastern League All-Star Game will be held at Metro Bank Park on July 14, 2010.

Single-A Potomac Nationals

Carolina League Northern Division

First Half: 37-30, 2nd Place, 3.0 Games Back

Second Half: 21-11, First Place, 3.5 Games Ahead

NATIONAL TREASURE: 21-year-old 1B Chris Marrero leads the Carolina League with 108 hits, and ranks among the league leaders in batting average (3rd, .304), total bases (3rd, 174), slugging (4th, .490), OPS (4th, .864), home runs (t-5th, 14), RBI (6th, 60) and on-base percentage (6th, .374)…in 25 July games, he is hitting at a .372 (32-for-86) clip with 7 doubles, one triple, 4 homers, 16 RBI and 14 walks, which equates to .472 and .616 on-base and slugging percentages, respectively…Marrero was selected by Washington in the first round (15th overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

ANOTHER PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD FOR THE P-NATS…: For thesecond consecutive week, a Potomac National has earned MiLB.com Single-A Carolina League Player of the Week honors…INF/OF Dan Nelson followed up last week’s winner, 1B Chris Marrero, by picking up his first POTW award of the season earlier this week…Nelson hit .391 (9-for-23) with 4 doubles, 2 triples and a league-leading 8 RBI during the week of July 20-26…for the season, the switch-hitter is batting .275 with 21 doubles, 2 triples, 5 homers and 35 RBI in 76 games…his .388 OBP ranks 4th in the CL…as the P-Nats utility man, Nelson has appeared in games at second base (47), outfield (15), third base (12), shortstop (1) and as a DH (1).

Single-A Hagerstown Suns

South Atlantic League Northern Division

First Half: 31-36, T-6th Place, 10.5 Games Back

Second Half: 12-20, 7th Place, 6.5 Games Back

SCINTILLATING SUN:C Derek Norris continues to dominate the South Atlantic League, leading the league in home runs (23), RBI (74), total bases (203) and OBP (.416)…the 20-year-old paces all catchers in professional baseball in homers and RBI…Norris ranks among full-season minor league leaders in home runs (t-5th) and slugging percentage (12th, .588)…the right-handed hitting slugger has posted a team-best 33 multi-hit games…he has reached base safely via hit (109), walk (56) or HBP (6) 171 times in 96 games (1.8 times per contest)…per Baseball America, he entered the season rated as the No. 6 prospect and top overall catching prospect in Washington’s system.

EVEN STEPHEN: 2B Stephen Lombardozzi paces the South Atlantic League with 74 runs scored, and ranks 2nd in hits with 112…in 96 games overall, the 20-year-old is hitting .299 with 19 doubles, 6 triples, 3 homers and 43 RBI…Lombardozzi was a 19th-round pick in the 2008 Draft out of St. Petersburg JC (FL).

HOLDER STEADY: RHP Trevor Holder, Washington’s 3rd-round pick in this June’s Draft, hurled 5.0 innings of one-run ball to earn his 2nd straight win, Saturday at Bowling Green (Rays)…the 22-year-old, who played collegiately at the University of Georgia, is 2-0 with a 3.53 ERA in 3 starts with the Suns.

Short-Season Single-A Vermont Lake Monsters

New York-Penn League Stedler Division

19-19, T-2nd Place, 4.0 Games Back

A NEW DESTIN-ATION: OF Destin Hood, Washington’s 2nd-round selection in the 2008 Draft, was promoted to Vermont on Monday from the rookie-level GCL Nationals…at the time of his promotion, Hood led the GCL with 24 RBI and a .614 slugging percentage…in 25 GCL contests, the 19-year-old hit a team-best .330 with 10 doubles, 3 homers and 18 runs scored.

EVAN ALMIGHTY: After being drafted by Washington in the 29th round of the 2009 Draft, LHP Evan Bronson has gone 2-0 with one save and a 1.13 ERA in his first 10 games as a pro…he has limited opponents to a .184 (16-for-87) BAA…the southpaw has struck out 16 while walking just one in 24.0 innings of work…Bronson played collegiately at Trinity College (TX).

Gulf Coast League Nationals

Gulf Coast League East Division

16-11, 2nd Place, 2.5 Games Back

PEREZ DISPENSER: OF Eury Perez is hitting .318 with one double, one triple, one home run, 8 RBI and 12 walks in 19 games…he has recorded a team-high 9 stolen bases…Perez, 19, ranks 3rd in the GCL with a .438 OBP…he signed with Washington as an international free agent, April 13, 2007.

ALL SET WITH BRETT: 1B Brett Newsome leads current GCL players with a .597 slugging percentage and a 1.029 OPS…14 of his 24 hits overall have been of the extra-base variety (9 doubles, 2 triples, 3 homers)…the left-handed hitting slugger has hammered right-handed pitching, batting .420 (21-for-50) with a 1.352 OPS…in 27 games overall, he is hitting .312 with 16 RBI, 19 runs scored and 16 walks.

DON’T MISS CHRIS: Earlier this week, Potomac 1B Chris Marrero was named Single-A Carolina League Player of the Week by MILB.com for the period of July 13-19…Marrero hit .500 (12-for-24) with one double, one triple, one home run, 4 RBI and 8 runs scored to garner the award…the 21-year-old leads the CL with 99 hits, and ranks among the league leaders in batting average (4th, .300), total bases (4th, 160), RBI (t-4th, 55), home runs (6th, 13), OPS (6th, .850) and slugging (7th, .485)…Marrero was Washington’s first round pick (15th overall) in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs

International League North Division

50-44, 2nd Place, 4.0 Games Back

CURIOUS JORGE: OF Jorge Padilla, a 2009 IL All-Star selection, leads full-season minor leaguers with a .363 batting average…Padilla has hit safely in 27 of his last 28 games, going 44-for-115 (.383) with 17 runs scored during the tear…his .432 on-base percentage is 2nd-best in the IL…he has reached base safely via hit, walk or HBP 123 times in 81 games (1.5 times per contest).

WHAT A RELIEF: In his last 11 appearances, RHP Jorge Sosa has allowed just 2 earned runs in 17.1 innings (1.03 ERA)…he owns a 1.61 ERA (4 ER/22.1 IP) and a .185 BAA (15-for-87) in 12 games as a reliever…overall, he is 1-2 with one save and a 3.05 ERA in 16 games (4 starts)…he has walked 12 and struck out 46 in 44.1 innings…Sosa signed with the Nationals as a minor-league free agent, December 18, 2008.

MIKE CHECK: INF Mike Morse is batting .382 with 4 doubles, one triple, 2 home runs, 9 RBI and 8 walks in 17 games since being acquired from Seattle in exchange for OF Ryan Langerhans on June 2…defensively, he has played error-free ball at first base and third base for the Chiefs…in a combined 84 games with Tacoma of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and Syracuse, Morse is hitting .326 with 18 doubles, 12 homers, 61 RBI and 46 runs scored.

Double-A Harrisburg Senators

Eastern League Southern Division

41-54, 5th Place, 17.0 Games Back

AN ARN(ESEN) AND A LEG: RHP Erik Arnesen tossed 7.0 scoreless frames of 4-hit ball to earn his 10th win of the season, Saturday at Altoona (Pirates)…Arnesen’s 10 wins are tops among Washington farmhands, while his 89 strikeouts rank 2nd…he is 10-4 with a 2.85 ERA in a combined 20 games (19 starts) with Harrisburg and Potomac…Arnesen has gone 6-3 with a 3.12 ERA (27 ER/78.0 IP) in 14 games (13 starts) since joining Harrisburg on May 11…in 6 starting assignments with the P-Nats, the 25-year-old went 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA (8 ER/32.2 IP).

Single-A Potomac Nationals

Carolina League Northern Division

First Half: 37-30, 2nd Place, 3.0 Games Back

Second Half: 17-8, First Place, 3.5 Games Ahead

STRIKEOUT MACHINE: RHP Drew Storen, Washington’s first round pick (10th overall) in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, struck out 3 in 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the save in his Carolina League debut last night at Lynchburg (Pirates)…prior to joining Potomac on July 19, Storen struck out 26 and did not walk a batter in 14.2 innings (11 games) with Single-A Hagerstown…in 12 combined appearances with Potomac and Hagerstown, the Stanford University product has fanned 29 in 16.2 innings, an average of 15.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings.

KLEPTOMANIAC: With his 41st stolen base of the season on July 19 vs. Kinston, OF Boomer Whiting passed fellow Nationals farmhand Ian Desmond to become the P-Nats franchise all-time leader with 55 career steals…Whiting’s professional-high 42 stolen bases this season pace Washington minor leaguers, and rank 2nd in the Carolina League…he was selected in the 28th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisville (KY).

Single-A Hagerstown Suns

South Atlantic League Northern Division

First Half: 31-36, T-6th Place, 10.5 Games Back

Second Half: 8-17, 7th Place, 6.5 Games Back

DEREK NORRIS FACTS: C Derek Norris continues to dominate the South Atlantic League, leading the league in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (21), RBI (68), total bases (187), walks (53) and OBP (.416)… the 20-year-old paces all catchers in professional baseball in homers and RBI…Norris ranks among full-season minor league leaders in home runs (t-5th) and slugging percentage (11th, .579)…the right-handed hitting slugger has posted a team-best 31 multi-hit games…per Baseball America, he entered the season rated as the No. 6 prospect and top overall catching prospect in Washington’s system.

EVEN STEPHEN: 2B Stephen Lombardozzi paces the South Atlantic League with 64 runs scored, and ranks 2nd in hits with 103…in 89 games overall, the 20-year-old is hitting .296 with 17 doubles, 5 triples, 3 homers and 42 RBI…Lombardozzi was a 19th-round pick in the 2008 Draft.

HOLDER STEADY: RHP Trevor Holder, Washington’s 3rd-round pick in this June’s Draft, fired 5.0 shutout innings to earn his first win as a professional, Monday vs. Asheville (Rockies)…the 22-year-old played collegiately at the University of Georgia.

Short-Season Single-A Vermont Lake Monsters

New York-Penn League Stedler Division

16-14, 2nd Place, 1.5 Games Back

CLEGGS AND EGGS: LHP Mitchell Clegg is 1-1 with a 0.75 ERA in 6 games (4 starts) to begin his pro career…he has fired 10.0 consecutive scoreless innings over his last 2 starts…Clegg was selected by Washington in the 21st round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of UMass.

A SLICE OF EVAN: After being drafted by Washington in the 29th round of the 2009 Draft, LHP Evan Bronson has gone 2-0 with 0.56 ERA in his first 7 games as a pro…the southpaw has struck out 12 and has yet to walk a batter in 16.0 innings…Bronson played collegiately at Trinity College (TX).

Gulf Coast League Nationals

Gulf Coast League East Division

13-10, 2nd Place, 3.0 Games Back

POWER UNDER THE HOOD: OF Destin Hood, Washington’s 2nd-round selection in the 2008 Draft, leads the GCL with 19 RBI…the 19-year-old ranks among the league leaders in doubles (5th, 7), total bases (7th, 37), hits (6th, 22) and runs scored (8th, 14).

PITCHING IN: RHP Ruben De La Rosa is 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA in 6 appearances (14.0 innings) overall…he has 23 strikeouts against just 5 walks (4.6/1 SO/BB ratio)…the Dominican Republic native has worked more than 1.0 inning in 5 of his 6 appearances…De La Rosa signed with Washington as a non-drafted free agent, June 29, 2005.

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